While we didn't set many containers at the beginning of our project, several arose during the creative process. Obviously, we are constrained by time as the presentation is this week, and we started about a month ago. However, sometimes having time in between our "rehearsals" in class was beneficial, as it allowed us to reflect on what we'd tried. As we discussed the themes we wanted to convey, we first decided that any dialogue would be mostly improvised, then revised that to remove dialogue entirely. By communicating with physicality and limited unintelligible "language" we can communicate those themes more simply, and it gives us more time to work through issues as they arise as opposed to writing any kind of script. We also tried to include each group member in each scene to some capacity. Like the dialogue container, this actually led to us creating new ways to interpret our ideas. We use a type of "chorus" that amplifies the thoughts and emotions of the lead character. Each time we either introduce or come across another container, it leads to some of our best parts of our piece, instead of the roadblocks they might seem to be.
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Our final days of class are fast approaching, and with them the presentation of our first devised theater piece. For the most part, we spent the first few weeks planning and discussing possible moments. We've now moved into pretty steady rehearsal, but that's not to say that the creative process is done. I've actually found that some of our best material came from the act of running through what we already had, however rudimentary. One of my favorite pieces developed from about two words into a six person scene where everyone contributes something integral. That last part has actually been one of our greatest challenges. It is often difficult to think of ways to include each group member in some capacity, because each person needs to devise their role to some extent within the universe of another group member's moment. However, I think we've thought of some creative solutions that are representative of the work we've done over the past month.
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